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Date: 1738, 1792

"But soon a beam, emissive from above, / Shed mental day, and touch'd the heart with love; / Gave jealous rage to know Divine Controul, / And ruled the tempest rising in the soul."

— Brooke, Henry (c. 1703-1783)

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Date: 1739

"And in my Heart, a little Heav'n, / Thy Throne triumphant raise."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1739

"JESUS makes our Hearts his Throne, / There he lives, and reigns alone."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1739

"O knit my thankful Heart to Thee, / And reign without a Rival there."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1742

"Where heav'nly Reason with her temperate Light, / Teaches th'unbiass'd Mind to judge aright / There Property secure enjoys her own; / There Conscience sits untroubl'd on her Throne"

— Boyse, Samuel (1708-1749)

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Date: 1742

"Surely He shall the mourner cheer, / And make the broken heart His throne; / Shall break it first, and then bind up."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1742

"An Heart resign'd, submissive, meek, / My dear Redeemer's Throne, / Where only Christ is heard to speak, / Where Jesus reigns alone."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1742

"Come, gracious Lord, set up Thy Throne, / And reign within my Heart."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1742

"When Thou dost in my Heart appear, / And Love erects its Throne, / I then enjoy Salvation here, / And Heaven on Earth begun."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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Date: 1742

"O Lord, my God, with shame I own / That other lords have sway'd, / Have in my heart set up their throne, / And abject I obey'd."

— Wesley, John and Charles

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.